Democrat 'grateful' to be first woman to earn state seat

7:54 AM,
Nov. 7, 2012

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A U.S. Senate battle waged for months through a bevy of attack ads ended Tuesday with a victory for longtime Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, who outpolled one of the most popular politicians in Wisconsin history.

Baldwin becomes the state's first female senator, extending a trail she blazed in 1998 as the first Wisconsin woman elected as a U.S. representative. She also is the first openly gay member of the U.S. Senate.

"I didn't run to make history. I ran to make a difference," Baldwin said, detailing her concerns for families, students, veterans and entrepreneurs as she declared victory about ...